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Understand Challenges, and 5 Ways to Boost Agricultural Development in India.

S M Sehgal Foundation, a sustainable rural development NGO in India explains the five ways to boost agricultural development in India.

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Understand Challenges, and 5 Ways to Boost Agricultural Development in India.

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  1. THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR IN INDIA More than half of India’s population are found in rural areas. Food security of the vast and fast-growing Indian population with rising disposable incomes depends on cultivation of cereals, fruits, vegetables, and milk. Agriculture has significant importance in India’s economic and social fabric; the key factors of sectoral and rural employment, and food security cannot be disregarded. 

  2. CHALLENGES FACING THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR Aligning agriculture with food security needs Increase in agricultural yield per unit of land Poverty alleviation The need of the hour is to concentrate on policy and program-based actions that will create a more productive, competitive, and diversified agricultural sector.

  3. BOOST AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA Some measures that will help boost agricultural development in India: Adoption of New technologies Enhancement of soil quality Irrigation augmentation & management Agri-credit and crop insurance Efficient Markets

  4. CONTRIBUTIONS OF S M SEHGAL FOUNDATION FOR RURAL INDIA’S AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT A sustainable rural development NGO in India, S M Sehgal Foundation, has been working since 1999 to enhance the lives of the rural communities in India. Established as a public, charitable trust,S M Sehgal Foundation has a team of trained and dedicated professionals who create sustainable programs to address the most pressing needs of rural India. Watch Complete Video Here

  5. CONTRIBUTIONS OF S M SEHGAL FOUNDATION FOR RURAL INDIA’S AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT Key Interventions include: • Building the capacities of farmers, including women farmers, on improved agricultural and water-saving practices • Soil fertility to increase crop yields • Climate-smart interventions, and input-use efficiency • Diversification of livelihoods through allied sectors, such as animal husbandry, and others.

  6. TO CONCLUDE A diverse and large country such as India has huge variations in agro-climatic and economic conditions.  Boosting agricultural development in India requires major reform and a strengthening of India’s agricultural research and extension systems. Watch Complete Video Here

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